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Many companies go public by launching IPOs (initial public offering), but not all turn out to be roaring success.
Let's take a look at 20 best performing IPOs since 2008.
Source: Business Insider
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
Photographs: Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters
Michael Kors Holdings
Country of Issuance: US
90-Day Total Return: 143.75 per cent
Industry: Retail
What they do: Produce and market luxury lifestyle goods
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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China Hainan Rubber Industry
Country of Issuance: China
90-Day Total Return: 120.53 per cent
Industry: Chemicals
What they do: Produce and sell natural rubber
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Korea Aerospace Industries
Country of Issuance: South Korea
90-Day Total Return: 112.26 per cent
Industry: Aerospace/Defence
What they do: Produce aircraft, helicopters and satellites
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Sinopharm Group
Country of Issuance: Hong Kong
90-Day Total Return: 66.56 per cent
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
What they do: Produce distribution services for pharmaceuticals
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Pandora
Country of Issuance: Denmark
90-Day Total Return: 63.33 per cent
Industry: Retail
What they do: Produce hand finished and modern jewellery
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Malaysia Marine
Country of Issuance: Malaysia
90-Day Total Return: 62.33 per cent
Industry: Oil and gas services
What they do: Povide services and machinery for the oil and gas sectors
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Founder Securities
Country of Issuance: China
90-Day Total Return: 59.74 per cent
Industry: Diversified Financials
What they do: Povide consulting, trading, brokerage and advisory services for securities
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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National Petrochemical
Country of Issuance: Saudi Arabia
90-Day Total Return: 58.50 per cent
Industry: Chemicals
What they do: Manufacture polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and hexane
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Jihua Group
Country of Issuance: China
90-Day Total Return: 54.86 per cent
Industry: Aerospace/Defence
What they do: Produce munitions, uniforms, footwear and protective tools for China's military and police
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Mongolian Mining
Country of Issuance: Hong Kong
90-Day Total Return: 50.14 per cent
Industry: Coal
What they do: Produce coke coal in Mongolia
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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HRT Participacoes Em Petrleo
Country of Issuance: Brazil
90-Day Total Return: 49.58 per cent
Industry: Oil and Gas
What they do: Oil and gas exploration and production
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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China Zhongwang Holdings
Country of Issuance: Hong Kong
90-Day Total Return: 43.14 per cent
Industry: Fabricated Metal/Hardware
What they do: Produce aluminium products for trains, cars, trucks, planes and boats
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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China Everbright Bank
Country of Issuance: China
90-Day Total Return: 39.68 per cent
Industry: Fabricated Banks
What they do: Provide commercial banking services
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical
Country of Issuance: China
90-Day Total Return: 38.71 per cent
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
What they do: Manufacture pharmaceutical products
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim
Country of Issuance: Turkey
90-Day Total Return: 38.24 per cent
Industry: Real Estate
What they do: Develops residential properties in Turkey
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Mail.RU Group
Country of Issuance: Britain
90-Day Total Return: 37.87 per cent
Industry: Internet
What they do: Provides Internet services in Russia
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Verisk Analytics
Country of Issuance: US
90-Day Total Return: 35.68 per cent
Industry: Commercial Services
What they do: Provides risk assessment services and decision analytics
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Statoil fuel and retail
Country of Issuance: Norway
90-Day Total Return: 34.74 per cent
Industry: Oil and gas
What they do: Provides oil and gas
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Swift Transportation
Country of Issuance: US
90-Day Total Return: 34.73 per cent
Industry: Transportation
What they do: Provides logistics and transportation services
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World's 20 biggest IPOs
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Zynga
Country of Issuance: US
90-Day Total Return: 33.50 per cent
Industry: Internet
What they do: Provides social media gaming
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